Gallery of Chinese Architecture

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Generations of ROM visitors have known it simply as "the Ming Tomb". Recent research has revealed that this tomb, with its large domed burial mound, at one time contained the remains of legendary Chinese general Zu Dashou (ca. 1565-1656).

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Yellow glazed roof tiles were reserved exclusively for buildings built for the Emperor. Chinese artisans from the National Museum of Chinese Architecture in Beijing assembled a life-sized component of a Chinese Imperial Palace building here in the traditional style

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Chinese artisans were masters of artistry and detail.

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Trace the development of Chinese architectural style with artifacts dating from the 2nd century BC to the 17th century AD.